Foreign News: No More Abortions

In practical Joseph Stalin's quiet process of throwing overboard
unworkable schemes for tampering with fundamentals, the Soviet
Government decreed last week reversal of the Communist laws under which
abortion has been free & easy throughout Russia. As recently as 1930
the Dictator encouraged public celebration of "The Tenth Anniversary
Of The Legalization Of Abortion in Russia" (TIME, June 15).

Under last week's law Russia rejoins the rest of the civilized world in
prohibiting abortion, except where necessary to preserve the life of
the prospective mother, or in extreme cases of venereal disease.
Reason:...